Quality of Source This source has been assembled by the Columbia University. References for this source are also easy to access.
Main Aspects of Source This source covers great swaths of time, this include events within Communist China but also those from many thousands of years ago.
Why I Chose this Source I chose this source because it displays the information in an organized fashion with references easily accessible.
Gives detailed actuate information, and is from a trusted source; University of North Carolina Press.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. During the Cold War, China was the only major country that stood between the two superpower camps, and was a target of influence and enmity for both the USA and the Soviet Union.
b. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Mao's China entered a strategic alliance with the Soviet Union, the United States immediately felt seriously threatened.
c. In June-August 1949, right before the Chinese Communist revolution, the number two leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Liu Shaoqi, secretly visited Moscow to meet with Joseph Stalin. The two leaders concluded that a "revolutionary situation" now existed in East Asia.
3. Why I Chose this Source
a. I choose this source because it provided detailed information about China in the Cold war along with tying it in with more modern times.
Riley Weldon Mao's China Link: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/China_exhibit/Mao's%20Dynasty.htm Quality of Source:
This is a quality source because the information is courtesy of National Archives and Records. It also has a picture of Mao Tse-Tung under copyright, showing that this website has taken the time to make sure all there information is under copy right and certified.
Information In the Source: a) A civil war broke out in china between the nationalists and maos focres. A win by maos forces caused the nationalists to flee to taiwan in 1949. He planned to "re-educate" the people, modeling his state after the soviets, another communist country.
b) Mao's china consisted of land distributed to peasent farmers, while the state took over industry, supply and distribution. Propaganda flooded schools, colleges and publishing departments. Mao also took care of any "Right wing" people within politics.
c) The Soviets withdrew from China because they did not agree with Mao's type of communism. Mao then went on to create a new defense for china : which included nuclear arms. Millions of people were tired of Mao's China and were very uneasy. Mao then launched "the Cultrual Revolution", in which college students could find counter revolutionaries.
Why I Chose This Source:
I chose this source because of the over whelming amount of information and the fact it mentions Mao's up-bringing with his connections to communism early in life. It also is in chronilogical order and was courtesy of National Archives and Records.
The author of the website has a copyright for the information. The websites states that its purpose is “to tell without illusions or ideological restraints the story of our ancestors, our parents and us”.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
· The wars against the Japanese, the civil war and the Korean War had damaged China’s economy. The Communist party wanted to rebuild it, so they collectivized farming. Mao and the Communist Party were regarded as heroes in China.
· Mao was an egalitarian. He did not have respect for educated people or intellectuals, and he did not think there should be an elite class in China outside the Communist party.
· Mao and Khrushchev, the leader of the USSR disagreed on many issues. Khrushchev wanted better relations with the USA and to avoid a nuclear war. He would also not help China build its own nuclear weapons. The leaders, although they were technically allies, disagreed on each other’s styles of Communism.
3.Why I Chose this Source
The source seems to be credible and it contained a lot of information that was relevant to the topic.
This is a quality source as it is from the online Ford library museum. It gives a summery on the background on China’s leader Mao, as well as the events he lead China through.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
A. Mao, the Chinese leader had always believed in communism, he founded the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. His party was consumed of eighty thousand and then chased by the nationalist army. This was the start to the “Long March”, it was six thousands miles and only approximately 10 percent survived.
B. China soon began to depend on the Soviet Union for independence but soon grew impatient with the Soviets. Mao decided he needed to take action; he invested in a new plan that would help with promoting agriculture, industry and construction projects. This was said to be China’s “Great Leap Forward”. Unfortunately for China, many died from famine, the “Great Leap Forward” was not successful.
C. The Soviets withdrew their support from China as they did not approve of the communism in their country. Mao then decided to begin the Cultural Revolution, which gave students the freedom to search counter revolutionaries. The students had confronted the Red Guard attacking everything, the old, the new, foreign things, organizations, workers. The result of this was that thousands got deemed traitor of the Red Guard, and Mao left the guard as he did not want another civil war to commence.
3. Why I Chose this Source
I chose this source because it gave the key points of how China was involved in the Cold War and it displayed who their allies and enemies were at different times. This article gave clear points as well it can be trusted as it came from a museum website.
Quality of source It provides accurate information on the Cold War for not only China but throughout Europe and the United States as well.
Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. A civil war between the nationalist and communist Chinese resulted in a communist victory in 1949. This brought to power a government which effectively unified China and restored it to a position of complete independence after a century of European colonial domination.
b. The United States had, by 1949, defined all Communist governments as the enemy, the relations between China and the U.S. quickly deteriorated. The United States intervened in the Chinese civil war by interposing a U.S. fleet in the Taiwan straits, thus protecting the Nationalist Chinese, who had fled to the island, from invasion by the mainland Chinese.
c. The approach of U.S. military forces to the Yalu River border with China provoked Chinese involvement. The war dragged on between the United States and China for three years. President Truman limited the war to the Korean peninsula, where immense destruction took place
Why I chose this source
I chose this source because it provided lots of information on a variety of countries throughout the Cold War. It was easy to read and tied things together nicely.
1. Quality of Source: While titled Chinese history for Dummies, this site actually holds some good (albeit compressed) information pertaining to China from 1949 to 1979, presented with an array of pictures (including one of a vey awkward looking Nixon) and references to books and modern political situations all skilfully woven together.
2. Most important informational aspects of this source: A) Mao’s China got off to a good start; he cleaned the streets of opium dens, gangs and prostitutes. Women were granted higher status, divorce made easier and forced marriage banned. B) Mao begins to model China after the Soviet Union, starting with a five year plan that targeted heavy industry and collectivization of farms, but soon tensions became bitter after a series of ideological and territorial conflicts. C) Mao creates the largest man-made famine by diverting workers from agriculture to heavy industry, coupled with ill-timed natural disasters leads to million starving. D) Liu-Shaoqi becomes the new leader and lessens the crushing grip of the communist party; Mao comes back with the Socialist Educational Movement to “cleanse” China’s economy, ideology, politics, and organization. E) The Socialist Educational Movement leads the way to the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), ancient monuments and temples are destroyed, teacher and officials killed. The army finally interferes and most of the Cultural Revolution is stopped. F) China begins taking baby steps to come out of isolation starting with invited the US ping pong team to Beijing, and in 1972, president Nixon visits Beijing as well.
3. Why I choose this source: I choose this source because not only does it have relevant information, it’s compressed in an easy to read format, something that won’t take me days to read. Bonus points go to Mike Lin (the author) for being funny (or at least trying to be funny).
Name: Keeley Campbell
Headline: Mao’s China
Quality of Source: Even though there is no copyright, the source can be traced back to Columbia University and there for can be deemed legitimate.
Strategic concerns: Soviet influences in Yugoslavia
Most important informational aspects of this source From the first source: -Mao believed that to rule a country it must be back by heavy military force, “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” -Along those lines Mao also believed that the party can’t be the only source of power, “The gun must never be allowed to command the party.” From the second source: -The Chinese modelled there leadership from the Soviet Union’s Communism -Some people were not working hard enough to reach Mao’s standards -Along with the struggle in the Soviet Union to reach the agricultural potential Stalin put out, China also had the same problem
Why I chose this source I chose this source because it seemed to be very informational yet was informal enough to understand the basic concepts. The second link takes smaller parts from his speeches so you can understand the concept without reading the entire speech.
This is a quality source because it is information about a video created by PBS that is available at the Oregon State University, one of the most highly recognized Universities in The United States.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. Mao began the "Great Leap Forward" which was a campaign to make China an economic power through mass industrial ouput and agricultural production.
b. When North Korea invaded South Korea, UN troops intervened in defense of the South, and Mao sent Chinese troops to help the North.
c. The Sino-Soviet split was a major importance of Mao's reign, as it was the spiltting of the current worlds two major super powers. China was looking to become more independent and not fall under Russia's wing.
3. Why I Chose this Source
a. I chose this source because the main points of Mao's reign were outlined. The source in my opinion is very reliable as PBS is a very trusted company that provides educational information.
NAME: Kevin Biro
Cailin Purvis Mao's China Link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/30/peoples-republic-china-anniversary Quality of Source:
This source is of good quality because the article was published by The Guardian, a well-known British newspaper, and because it contains first-hand accounts about Mao and life in Mao's China. Information In the Source:
a) This source tells of how Mao formed a Communist party and how he eventually came to power and created the People's Republic of China (October 1, 1949).
b) One account is given by a former soldier in Mao's Red Army. She talks about how "The Red Army attacked despotic gentry and evil landlords, people who exploited [their] country and exploited individuals" and "It never looked down on ordinary people, whether they were rich or poor. If you were poor, they would give you food and clothes to wear."
c) This source also talks about different personal experiences had by people who were close to and worked under Mao, and how they saw the cultural revolution and what they believe or believed in at the time. Many people had faith in Mao and his policies in the beginning, and apparently still do. Why I Chose This Source:
I chose this source because it combined historical information with first-hand accounts from people who actually experienced the changes Mao brought about.
This is a quality source because it is information about a video created by PBS that is available at the Oregon State University, one of the most highly recognized Universities in The United States.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. Mao began the "Great Leap Forward" which was a campaign to make China an economic power through mass industrial ouput and agricultural production.
b. When North Korea invaded South Korea, UN troops intervened in defense of the South, and Mao sent Chinese troops to help the North.
c. The Sino-Soviet split was a major importance of Mao's reign, as it was the spiltting of the current worlds two major super powers. China was looking to become more independent and not fall under Russia's wing.
3. Why I Chose this Source
a. I chose this source because the main points of Mao's reign were outlined. The source in my opinion is very reliable as PBS is a very trusted company that provides educational information.
China in the Cold WarFind one quality source on China between 1949 - 1976 (Mao's China)
Robbie Schiersmann
Headline:
Mao Zedong: Genocide and crimes against humanity
Link:
http://www.enotes.com/genocide-encyclopedia/mao-zedongQuality of Source
This source is copyrighted by eNotes.com, and also lists all of the sources used in a bibliographyMain Aspects of Source:
This source covers the crimes against humanity which Mao committed against his people in order to keep power.Why I Chose This Source
I chose this source because it covered a different aspect of life in china than the others I have found.Jacob Gair
Headline
Mao’s China
Link
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/tps/1950.htm#prc
Quality of Source
This source has been assembled by the Columbia University. References for this source are also easy to access.
Main Aspects of Source
This source covers great swaths of time, this include events within Communist China but also those from many thousands of years ago.
Why I Chose this Source
I chose this source because it displays the information in an organized fashion with references easily accessible.
NAME: Bailey Saliani
Headline:
Mao's China and the Cold War
Link:
http://www.ibiblio.org/uncpress/chapters/chen_maos.html1.
Quality of source
Gives detailed actuate information, and is from a trusted source; University of North Carolina Press.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. During the Cold War, China was the only major country that stood between the two superpower camps, and was a target of influence and enmity for both the USA and the Soviet Union.
b. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Mao's China entered a strategic alliance with the Soviet Union, the United States immediately felt seriously threatened.
c. In June-August 1949, right before the Chinese Communist revolution, the number two leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Liu Shaoqi, secretly visited Moscow to meet with Joseph Stalin. The two leaders concluded that a "revolutionary situation" now existed in East Asia.
3. Why I Chose this Source
a. I choose this source because it provided detailed information about China in the Cold war along with tying it in with more modern times.
Riley Weldon
Mao's China
Link: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/China_exhibit/Mao's%20Dynasty.htm
Quality of Source:
This is a quality source because the information is courtesy of National Archives and Records. It also has a picture of Mao Tse-Tung under copyright, showing that this website has taken the time to make sure all there information is under copy right and certified.
Information In the Source:
a) A civil war broke out in china between the nationalists and maos focres. A win by maos forces caused the nationalists to flee to taiwan in 1949. He planned to "re-educate" the people, modeling his state after the soviets, another communist country.
b) Mao's china consisted of land distributed to peasent farmers, while the state took over industry, supply and distribution. Propaganda flooded schools, colleges and publishing departments. Mao also took care of any "Right wing" people within politics.
c) The Soviets withdrew from China because they did not agree with Mao's type of communism. Mao then went on to create a new defense for china : which included nuclear arms. Millions of people were tired of Mao's China and were very uneasy. Mao then launched "the Cultrual Revolution", in which college students could find counter revolutionaries.
Why I Chose This Source:
I chose this source because of the over whelming amount of information and the fact it mentions Mao's up-bringing with his connections to communism early in life. It also is in chronilogical order and was courtesy of National Archives and Records.
Name: Sophie Marshall
Headline: Communism in China
Link: http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch25prc.html
1. Quality of source
The author of the website has a copyright for the information. The websites states that its purpose is “to tell without illusions or ideological restraints the story of our ancestors, our parents and us”.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
· The wars against the Japanese, the civil war and the Korean War had damaged China’s economy. The Communist party wanted to rebuild it, so they collectivized farming. Mao and the Communist Party were regarded as heroes in China.
· Mao was an egalitarian. He did not have respect for educated people or intellectuals, and he did not think there should be an elite class in China outside the Communist party.
· Mao and Khrushchev, the leader of the USSR disagreed on many issues. Khrushchev wanted better relations with the USA and to avoid a nuclear war. He would also not help China build its own nuclear weapons. The leaders, although they were technically allies, disagreed on each other’s styles of Communism.
3. Why I Chose this Source
The source seems to be credible and it contained a lot of information that was relevant to the topic.
NAME: Kelsey Renwick
Headline: Chinese Leader Mao and Communism
Link:http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/exhibits/China_exhibit/Mao's%20Dynasty.htm
1. Quality of source
This is a quality source as it is from the online Ford library museum. It gives a summery on the background on China’s leader Mao, as well as the events he lead China through.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
A. Mao, the Chinese leader had always believed in communism, he founded the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. His party was consumed of eighty thousand and then chased by the nationalist army. This was the start to the “Long March”, it was six thousands miles and only approximately 10 percent survived.
B. China soon began to depend on the Soviet Union for independence but soon grew impatient with the Soviets. Mao decided he needed to take action; he invested in a new plan that would help with promoting agriculture, industry and construction projects. This was said to be China’s “Great Leap Forward”. Unfortunately for China, many died from famine, the “Great Leap Forward” was not successful.
C. The Soviets withdrew their support from China as they did not approve of the communism in their country. Mao then decided to begin the Cultural Revolution, which gave students the freedom to search counter revolutionaries. The students had confronted the Red Guard attacking everything, the old, the new, foreign things, organizations, workers. The result of this was that thousands got deemed traitor of the Red Guard, and Mao left the guard as he did not want another civil war to commence.
3. Why I Chose this Source
I chose this source because it gave the key points of how China was involved in the Cold War and it displayed who their allies and enemies were at different times. This article gave clear points as well it can be trusted as it came from a museum website.
Name: Jenika LindsayHeadline: Why the Cold War developed in Asia
Link: http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/coldwar.html
Quality of source
It provides accurate information on the Cold War for not only China but throughout Europe and the United States as well.
Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. A civil war between the nationalist and communist Chinese resulted in a communist victory in 1949. This brought to power a government which effectively unified China and restored it to a position of complete independence after a century of European colonial domination.
b. The United States had, by 1949, defined all Communist governments as the enemy, the relations between China and the U.S. quickly deteriorated. The United States intervened in the Chinese civil war by interposing a U.S. fleet in the Taiwan straits, thus protecting the Nationalist Chinese, who had fled to the island, from invasion by the mainland Chinese.
c. The approach of U.S. military forces to the Yalu River border with China provoked Chinese involvement. The war dragged on between the United States and China for three years. President Truman limited the war to the Korean peninsula, where immense destruction took place
Why I chose this source
I chose this source because it provided lots of information on a variety of countries throughout the Cold War. It was easy to read and tied things together nicely.
Name: Mercedes Blanchard
Headline: The Mao Decades
Link: http://www.china-mike.com/chinese-history-timeline/part-14-mao-zedong/
1. Quality of Source: While titled Chinese history for Dummies, this site actually holds some good (albeit compressed) information pertaining to China from 1949 to 1979, presented with an array of pictures (including one of a vey awkward looking Nixon) and references to books and modern political situations all skilfully woven together.
2. Most important informational aspects of this source:
A) Mao’s China got off to a good start; he cleaned the streets of opium dens, gangs and prostitutes. Women were granted higher status, divorce made easier and forced marriage banned.
B) Mao begins to model China after the Soviet Union, starting with a five year plan that targeted heavy industry and collectivization of farms, but soon tensions became bitter after a series of ideological and territorial conflicts.
C) Mao creates the largest man-made famine by diverting workers from agriculture to heavy industry, coupled with ill-timed natural disasters leads to million starving.
D) Liu-Shaoqi becomes the new leader and lessens the crushing grip of the communist party; Mao comes back with the Socialist Educational Movement to “cleanse” China’s economy, ideology, politics, and organization.
E) The Socialist Educational Movement leads the way to the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), ancient monuments and temples are destroyed, teacher and officials killed. The army finally interferes and most of the Cultural Revolution is stopped.
F) China begins taking baby steps to come out of isolation starting with invited the US ping pong team to Beijing, and in 1972, president Nixon visits Beijing as well.
3. Why I choose this source: I choose this source because not only does it have relevant information, it’s compressed in an easy to read format, something that won’t take me days to read. Bonus points go to Mike Lin (the author) for being funny (or at least trying to be funny).
Name: Keeley Campbell
Headline: Mao’s China
Quality of Source:
Even though there is no copyright, the source can be traced back to Columbia University and there for can be deemed legitimate.
Strategic concerns:
Soviet influences in Yugoslavia
Link: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1900_mao_war.htm
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/cup/mao_zedong_agricultural_cooperation.pdf
Most important informational aspects of this source
From the first source:
-Mao believed that to rule a country it must be back by heavy military force, “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”
-Along those lines Mao also believed that the party can’t be the only source of power, “The gun must never be allowed to command the party.”
From the second source:
-The Chinese modelled there leadership from the Soviet Union’s Communism
-Some people were not working hard enough to reach Mao’s standards
-Along with the struggle in the Soviet Union to reach the agricultural potential Stalin put out, China also had the same problem
Why I chose this source
I chose this source because it seemed to be very informational yet was informal enough to understand the basic concepts. The second link takes smaller parts from his speeches so you can understand the concept without reading the entire speech.
NAME: Kevin Biro
Headline:
The Mao Years
Link:
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/video/hist312.html
1. Quality of source
This is a quality source because it is information about a video created by PBS that is available at the Oregon State University, one of the most highly recognized Universities in The United States.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. Mao began the "Great Leap Forward" which was a campaign to make China an economic power through mass industrial ouput and agricultural production.
b. When North Korea invaded South Korea, UN troops intervened in defense of the South, and Mao sent Chinese troops to help the North.
c. The Sino-Soviet split was a major importance of Mao's reign, as it was the spiltting of the current worlds two major super powers. China was looking to become more independent and not fall under Russia's wing.
3. Why I Chose this Source
a. I chose this source because the main points of Mao's reign were outlined. The source in my opinion is very reliable as PBS is a very trusted company that provides educational information.
NAME: Kevin BiroCailin Purvis
Mao's China
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/30/peoples-republic-china-anniversary
Quality of Source:
This source is of good quality because the article was published by The Guardian, a well-known British newspaper, and because it contains first-hand accounts about Mao and life in Mao's China.
Information In the Source:
a) This source tells of how Mao formed a Communist party and how he eventually came to power and created the People's Republic of China (October 1, 1949).
b) One account is given by a former soldier in Mao's Red Army. She talks about how "The Red Army attacked despotic gentry and evil landlords, people who exploited [their] country and exploited individuals" and "It never looked down on ordinary people, whether they were rich or poor. If you were poor, they would give you food and clothes to wear."
c) This source also talks about different personal experiences had by people who were close to and worked under Mao, and how they saw the cultural revolution and what they believe or believed in at the time. Many people had faith in Mao and his policies in the beginning, and apparently still do.
Why I Chose This Source:
I chose this source because it combined historical information with first-hand accounts from people who actually experienced the changes Mao brought about.
Headline:
The Mao Years
Link:
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/video/hist312.html
1. Quality of source
This is a quality source because it is information about a video created by PBS that is available at the Oregon State University, one of the most highly recognized Universities in The United States.
2. Most Important Informational Aspects of This Source
a. Mao began the "Great Leap Forward" which was a campaign to make China an economic power through mass industrial ouput and agricultural production.
b. When North Korea invaded South Korea, UN troops intervened in defense of the South, and Mao sent Chinese troops to help the North.
c. The Sino-Soviet split was a major importance of Mao's reign, as it was the spiltting of the current worlds two major super powers. China was looking to become more independent and not fall under Russia's wing.
3. Why I Chose this Source
a. I chose this source because the main points of Mao's reign were outlined. The source in my opinion is very reliable as PBS is a very trusted company that provides educational information.